die cuts, dry embossing, Fussy cutting, guy cards, Ink blending, simple cards, stamped background, Stencils, Uncategorized, Winter Holiday

Altenew Anything Goes Video Hop + Giveaway

Thanks for joining us for the Altenew Educators' "Anything Goes" Video Hop + Giveaway! We always appreciate your support. Please give all these videos a thumbs up and subscribe to our channels if you haven't already. Whether you are looking for a quick simple card or a Christmas card, join me in seeing how to… Continue reading Altenew Anything Goes Video Hop + Giveaway

die cuts, Glitter, Heat embossing, Layering Dies, paper flowers, simple cards, Uncategorized, Winter Holiday

Altenew October 2023 Release – Winter Ice Skates

Welcome back! If it's your first time joining me, welcome to Cards by Candy blog where I share tips on creating simple handmade greeting cards. I am so glad you joined me. I have another product highlight from the Altenew October 2023 Release. Today we are focusing on the super cute Altenew Winter Ice Skate… Continue reading Altenew October 2023 Release – Winter Ice Skates

Acetate, die cuts, foiling, Glitter, Heat embossing, Hot Foiling, Ink blending, Interactive Card, Masking, Shaker Card, simple cards, stamped background, Stencils, Uncategorized

Altenew October 2023 Monthly Release Video Hop + Giveaway

Welcome back! Thank you for joining me today for this Altenew video hop for the October 2023 Monthly Release. I appreciate you for joining! Altenew is doing a giveaway on these wonderful new products! Giveaway Prizes - $300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1… Continue reading Altenew October 2023 Monthly Release Video Hop + Giveaway

Heat embossing, Ink blending, Layering Dies, paper flowers, simple cards, stamped background, Stencils, Uncategorized

A Leafy Affair – Altenew Reel Hop + Giveaway

Hey friends! Welcome back to another fun day of crafting! Today I'm featuring one of my cards from the Altenew Educator September Reel Hop, called A Leafy Affair. If you haven't checked out all the beautiful leaf products from Altenew, check it out soon! They are great! I'm already thinking of extra cards to make… Continue reading A Leafy Affair – Altenew Reel Hop + Giveaway

cover die, die cuts, Layering stamps, paper flowers, simple cards, Uncategorized

Flower Power

Hey friends! Thanks so much for stopping by to see this simple, but cute flower card. This card was made to be featured in an Altenew Instagram Reel Hop called Flower Power. It was very easy to make too! Create card base with black 130lb heavyweight cardstock cut and scored for an A2 size card… Continue reading Flower Power

Punches, simple cards, stamped background, Uncategorized

Quick Valentine’s Day Card

Hey y'all! Welcome back to my blog! As always, thank you for joining me today to make this quick, easy Valentine's Day Card. I love that I did not have to use many supplies to make it! If you want to watch the video, here it is below. The directions for this card along with… Continue reading Quick Valentine’s Day Card

die cuts, dry embossing, Heat embossing, paper flowers, simple cards, Stencils, Uncategorized, Watercoloring

Altenew Vlog Hop Watercolor Wonders

Hello crafty friends! Thank you for joining me today for the Altenew Vlog Hop! Our theme is Watercolor Wonders. These cards turned out so well!! Check out the video below to see how I made this card. https://youtu.be/Q_XzWjkQrZ4 Altenew Watercolor Wonders Vlog Hop - Cards by Candy This card features watercoloring and the Craft Your… Continue reading Altenew Vlog Hop Watercolor Wonders

Alcohol markers, die cuts, Heat embossing, paper flowers, Uncategorized

Simple Card

Hello crafty friends! Today we have a super quick and simple card featuring the Altenew Thank You 2022 mini stamp set I received as a gift. This little set is adorable and works great with alcohol markers, watercolor, or even colored pencils. I started with a 4.25x5.5 inch top-folding notecard base from 130lb heavyweight cardstock.… Continue reading Simple Card

Heat embossing, simple cards, stamped background, Uncategorized

Thankful and Grateful

Hi, friends! Thanks so much for stopping by for another dose of Thankful and Grateful! Today we have a super quick, easy card. This is perfect if you have to make a quick card or if you are a just getting into card making. Always remember that you could easily change the background stamp and… Continue reading Thankful and Grateful

Alcohol markers, die cuts, Heat embossing, simple cards, Uncategorized

Thanks and Gratitude

Hello! Welcome back to another day of crafting! Thank you so much for joining me today. I am wishing you all a blessed week and Happy Thanksgiving! Today, our theme is Thanks and Gratitude. First, I am so thankful for my many blessings. I am also thankful to each of you who stop by to… Continue reading Thanks and Gratitude

Acetate, die cuts, dry embossing, Heat embossing, Interactive Card, Layering stamps, paper flowers, Shaker Card, simple cards, stamped background, Uncategorized

AECP Level 3 Challenge

Hello! Welcome back and thanks so much for joining me! I have made it to my AECP Level 3 Challenge! Woohoo! If this is your first time visiting, I am in the process of getting an Altenew Educator Certification and have been going through their 3-Level program. If you are an avid crafter and have… Continue reading AECP Level 3 Challenge

guy cards, Ink blending, Layering stamps, Masking, simple cards, Uncategorized

Majestic Mountains – Simple Card

Hello! Welcome back to my card making blog! Creating one card at a time to send smiles to others. Today I'm featuring a simple card that won't create a lot of bulk when mailing. This is perfect for a guy thank you card. I know typically I make ones with tons of flowers and when… Continue reading Majestic Mountains – Simple Card

die cuts, Heat embossing, Ink blending, Layering stamps, paper flowers, simple cards, stamped background, Stencils, Uncategorized

Double Background Card

Hey y'all! Thanks for stopping by today to learn how to step-up your backgrounds for cards. This is a super easy, fast card to make when you're in a hurry. Let's look at how to create quick backgrounds with background stamps and stencils. Cut a 130lb heavyweight cardstock base to 4.25" by 5.5".Score and close… Continue reading Double Background Card

die cuts, Glitter, Heat embossing, paper flowers, Stippling, Uncategorized, Watercoloring

Tattoo Stippling Technique

Hello! Welcome back for more stamping! Today's card features a tattooing and art technique called stippling. I had already known about stippling, but did not realize at some point it was used in tattooing. I took a class offered by Altenew called Transcending Tattoo Techniques presented by Jaycee Gaspar. I learned a lot from this… Continue reading Tattoo Stippling Technique

Acetate, die cuts, Heat embossing, Ink blending, Layering Dies, Layering stamps, Masking, paper flowers, Stencils, Uncategorized

Layering Dies

Welcome back to another fun day of crafting! I am EXCITED to share with you this pretty card featuring techniques I learned from the Altenew Layering Dies Class. There are a few fun elements of interest in this card, so let's get started with how I made it. First, I knew I wanted to have… Continue reading Layering Dies

Fussy cutting, Heat embossing, Ink blending, Layering stamps, paper flowers, simple cards, Stencils, Uncategorized

Layering Flower Stamps

Hello! Thank you for stopping by my blog. It has been a little while since I last posted anything. Life has been busy! I'm back, though, with this sweet and simple card. I passed all of my Altenew Level 2 challenges and have moved up to Level 3 Altenew Educator Certification program. Woohoo! The card… Continue reading Layering Flower Stamps

die cuts, dry embossing, Glitter, Heat embossing, Layering stamps, simple cards, Uncategorized

Impressive Heat Embossing

Hello everyone! Thank you for joining me again today for another card technique. Our focus will be on Impressive Heat Embossing. I still remember the first time I saw heat embossing in action. I was a brand-new crafter at my friend, Paggy's house. She was teaching us different techniques and heat embossing was the one… Continue reading Impressive Heat Embossing

die cuts, Glitter, Heat embossing, Nuvo drops, paper flowers, simple cards, stamped background

Color Your Day

Color Your Day Card Challenge Hello! Welcome back to another day of card making! In today's post, we are going to explore color and a great formula for using color in our cards. I took the Altenew Educator course called Color Your Day. In this class, I learned all sorts of tips and techniques when… Continue reading Color Your Day

Alcohol markers, die cuts, Ink blending, Layering stamps, paper flowers, simple cards, stamped background, Uncategorized, Vellum

Beautiful Details

Hello! Welcome back to another fun day of card making! The focus for today's card comes from my Altenew Educator class about Beautiful Details. I truly enjoyed this class! The tips from the lesson I will be focusing on for this card will include the following: using artist markers for the ink, use 2nd and… Continue reading Beautiful Details

Heat embossing, Ink blending, simple cards, stamped background, Uncategorized, Vellum, Watercoloring

Polychromatic

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another day of creating cards! The next class I took in the Altenew Educator Program was called Polychromatic. There were so many wonderful tips in this class on adding color or leaving it simple by creating a monochromatic card. The three points from the different lessons I will be using… Continue reading Polychromatic

Heat embossing, simple cards, Stencils, Watercoloring

Creative Watercolor Media

Hello, hello! Thanks so much for stopping by and welcome back! Today we are looking at creative watercolor media that I learned from my Altenew Educator Program. There were all sorts of wonderful tips using watercoloring. To narrow it down, I focused on these three tips from the lessons: use stencils to watercolor, use perfect… Continue reading Creative Watercolor Media

Alcohol markers, die cuts, simple cards

With a Twist

Hello! Welcome back! Thank you so much for visiting. Today our focus is on creating cards with a twist. Specifically, the focus is when we mix modern with vintage to create a simple card. I learned several techniques from this class to create a card with a twist. Some of the techniques include the following:… Continue reading With a Twist

die cuts, Glitter, Heat embossing, paper flowers, simple cards, Uncategorized, Watercoloring

In the Mood for Color

Colors can make us feel so much. Have you ever noticed when people are sad, they describe it as blue or gray? Pinks and reds tend to represent happiness and love. For this next class I took from Altenew Educator Certification Program, it was all about the mood for color. There were several techniques I… Continue reading In the Mood for Color

die cuts, Fussy cutting, Heat embossing, stamped background, Vellum, water bleaching

Beyond Basic Backgrounds

After passing the Level 1 Altenew Educator Certification Program (AECP), I am ready to move along to Level 2! For this class we learned many different tips on creating backgrounds that go a step up. Several examples given were to use DIY stencils, using stencils and stamps together to create dimension, foiling, vellum, water coloring,… Continue reading Beyond Basic Backgrounds

die cuts, dry embossing, foiling, Glitter, Heat embossing, Ink blending, Layering Dies, Layering stamps, Nuvo Gel, paper flowers, simple cards, stamped background, Stencils

AECP Final Challenge – Level 1

I loved having this project to challenge me for the final portion of my Level 1 Altenew Educator Program. The task was to create a masculine set and feminine set of cards along with packaging. The cards in each set had to coordinate and had to have coordinating packaging. The twist: I had to use… Continue reading AECP Final Challenge – Level 1